[scorpion...]
[It's gotten this bad.]
[Transforming oneself into a puppet...]
Kankuro's mouth also gaped open.
This was completely beyond his comprehension.
Is this... something a puppeteer could do?
However, he quickly regained his senses.
He immediately shouted, "They're not enemies!"
"We're on the same side!"
Deidara: "..."
Damn it!
[Who has agreed to actually submit to the new leader?]
While I was studying explosion art, that so-called new leader was still playing with mud!
That's what they say, and that's what they really think.
[Under Scorpion's watchful gaze.]
Deidara, still impatient, piloted his Explosion Release: Clay Bird away into the distance.
[There. ]
[We can already sense a large number of Allied Shinobi Forces troops.]
[And there's an uncountable army of White Zetsu.]
His Explosion Release: Anti-Aerial Strike is invincible.
[Besides, they're a group of Iwagakure (hidden rock hermits)!]
[Wait... Iwagakure...]
Deidara's eye twitched.
No, please.
"Deidara!!!"
["What are you doing?!!!"]
[soon. ]
A furious roar came from afar.
Deidara: "..."
[Damn it!]
[It's actually loess!]
[at the same time. ]
Kimimaro withdrew his gaze.
[He slowly lowered his head to look.]
The earth-spell seal on his chest had begun to heat up.
"There's no other way."
"I didn't expect to be forced to say it so quickly."
As he spoke, the Earth Curse Seal began to turn blood red and spread outwards.
[Click click click click—]
Kimimaro's hand twitched incessantly.
Soon, thick bone spurs grew out.
"My ability is bone attack."
"You should already know that."
[The words fell.]
His ribs were also protruding.
"You're very strong. From now on, I will control my bone density to the extreme."
Tobirama Senju: "A very strong bloodline limit."
Tobirama Senju: "If it's a taijutsu ninja, he'll be their natural counter."
Tobirama Senju: "Puppeteers rely on chakra threads; the hardness of a puppet is not even as high as that of his bones."
Tobirama Senju: "If not controlled properly, the chakra threads will sever themselves."
Kankuro: "..."
Kankuro: "Luckily, I have the Susanoo puppet, hahaha~!"
Scorpion: "Soon it will be mine."
Kankuro: "???"
no!
You can't steal like that!
That's not fair!
Bullying a child!
...
"Ten fingers piercing through bullets!"
[Sharp finger bones protrude from Kimimaro's fingertips.]
Leaning back.
[Immediately afterwards, he violently flicked out his finger bone.]
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
[Very fast.]
Compared to kunai and shuriken.
Kimimaro's Ten-Finger Shot Technique completely overwhelms Kimimaro's power and penetrating ability.
[Seeing this.]
Kankuro grinned.
["not enough."]
"Not nearly enough!"
As he spoke, he manipulated the puppet Susanoo to raise its hand.
[Ding ding ding—]
The finger bones were all driven into the metal lump.
Not even a trace was left.
Kimimaro narrowed his eyes slightly.
[Very hard...]
[It looks a lot like chakra-conducting metal.]
A layer of dark yellow chakra emerged from the surface of the puppet's body.
[Earth Release Chakra!]
[This moment.]
Kimimaro realized this.
This version of myself is not enough!
This puppet is more complex, harder, and more...precise than he imagined!
He had seen this technology in Orochimaru's laboratory.
Surprisingly, all of these features could be applied to this enormous puppet.
[As expected of Lord Orochimaru!]
[Click click click—]
[The finger bones gushed out again.]
Kimimaro's figure vanished from the spot.
"You can't maintain that speed forever!"
[Whoosh whoosh whoosh—]
[The finger bone shot out again.]
However.
[Upon hearing Kimimaro's words.]
[Kankuro laughs. ]
[Can't it be maintained indefinitely?]
I can keep fighting!
"Don't just stand there!"
"Otherwise, Scorpion and his companions will steal all the credit!"
Suddenly, Kankuro noticed the puppet army of Susanoo still standing there dumbfounded.
["yes!"]
[From within the twelve puppet control pods came the voices of Sunagakure puppeteers.]
Chiyo squinted.
[Thinking to himself, he moved closer to Kankuro, gave him a good scolding, and then got hold of this new-era puppet research.]
Then, thinking it over, he moved closer to the scorpion.
She really... wanted to see her grandson again.
Therefore.
[Caught in a dilemma.]
[His temper flared up.]
[Well--]
[Puppet old woman!]
[No martial ethics!]
Aren't we all just passing by?!
Why the sudden release of poison?!
[...]
[Whoosh—]
Kimimaro's body underwent another change.
[Earth-based runes cover his entire body.]
[Then, the runes of the Earth Seal began to merge.]
Kimimaro's skin turned ashen.
[A tail appeared after the body.]
Thick bone spurs have grown on his back.
[Give it your all!]
[As Kimimaro's appearance changed drastically, his combat power also suddenly reached its peak.]
"I don't feel any discomfort... It seems this Impure World Reincarnation technique can indeed allow me to continue serving Lord Orochimaru indefinitely."
Kankuro frowned slightly: "Serving Orochimaru?"
"Aren't you my enemy now?"
I didn't listen to his explanation.
Kimimaro's body moved forward uncontrollably.
[Like a humanoid monster.]
[His left hand was directly covered by sharp bone spears.]
Kimimaro raised his hand again.
[The back pain flared up again.]
["The Dance of Clematis Flowers - Vines!"]
[Swish—]
The spine immediately lunged towards the giant puppet.
[Attempting to entangle this enormous puppet Susanoo.]
"Isn't it about time for me to attack?"
[call out--]
[Earth Release: Super Lightweight Rock Technique!]
Kimimaro's spine-sword has not yet arrived.
The giant puppet Susanoo vanished from its original spot.
Wow, so fast!
Kimimaro's pupils suddenly contracted.
[Instinctively, I turned to defend myself.]
[Earth Release: Super Heavy Rock Technique!]
[Thump—! ...
Kimimaro's bones protruded from his entire body, resembling a bone shield.
[When facing a puppet's fist that is larger than a person's.]
It doesn't work at all.
[Super Heavy Rock Technique (Lower)]
[At the moment of contact.]
[It will take effect on him immediately.]
There's no escaping it.
[He was forced to retreat rapidly by a punch.]
[Click—]
Cracks also appeared directly on the bone shield.
Kimimaro raised his eyes.
[Through the puppet control pod, I saw Kankuro inside.]
[Really fast!]
[and. ]
Most importantly...
Kankuro doesn't seem to have fully adapted to controlling this puppet yet.
Still getting used to using the power.
[He is currently in the state of Edo Tensei (Impure World Reincarnation).]
Kimimaro closed his eyes.
[He forcibly tore off his own arm.]
Then, with his newly grown bone hand, he grabbed the spine sword and hurled it at the puppet Susanoo in front of him.
There will always be weaknesses.
The joints might be the weak point; if we can restrict the movement of this metal behemoth...
There's still a chance of winning.
[at the same time. ]
His bony hand began to be covered with white paper scraps, and he started to regain his physical form.
["it's useless!"]
Kankuro noticed that Kimimaro's spine sword had been covered with explosive tags at some point.
I felt a little uneasy.
[...]
On the other side.
[The Land of Grass.]
[Bang—]
Four coffins emerged from the ground.
Soon, the lid of one of the coffins collapsed.
A man covered in bandages emerged from within.
The lids of the other three coffins also collapsed one after another.